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marvest

Marvest 2017 Schedule & Sampler

For a few years now, CityFolk has included an offshoot “mini festival” of sorts called Marvest. We’ve been lucky enough

Ottawa Welcomes the World: Ukraine Edition

A few weeks ago, my friends and I went to the Horticultural Building at Lansdowne in Ottawa for the Ukrainian

Weekend Music Picks: Sept 1-3

Friday, September 1 Shawn William Clarke & Abigail Lapell at Bar Robo Five Fridays Songwriter Circle at LIVE! on Elgin

Capital Weekend: House of PainT + Hopped & Confused

Thanks to House of Paint, Mill Street brewery, and Ottawa Pride, this last weekend of August was a memorable one.

House of PainT 2017: Breaking, DJing, MCing, Painting and Educating

House of PainT celebrated its 14th year this past week with another outstanding edition of the festival that highlights the

new swears

Gallery: Hopped & Confused at Mill St. Brew Pub

As summer putters along with the end in sight, there are a few music events that we here in Ottawa

Needles & Pins

Interview: Vancouver’s Needles//Pins

On a sunny day in June during Ottawa Explosion Weekend, I caught up with Vancouver self-proclaimed powertrash band Needles//Pins. Their

Weekend Music Picks: August 25 – 27

Friday, August 25   Thelma, Shadow High, & lil airhole at Pressed Jon Cohen Ex + Phantom Atlantic & Constellation

New Music: New Swears – “And the Magic of Horses”

Earlier this summer, Ottawa’s party-punks released their third album, And the Magic of Horses, keeping alive their streak of putting

five years 2012-2015

Five Years – Ottawa 2012​-​2017 Compilation

Back in May, we celebrated our five-year anniversary with a couple of shows at The Record Centre. That was a